Funny, I never even gave much thought to the "meal" sound in the middle. I used to not like
Minerva because I didn't like the "nerve" sound of the name, but now I sort of like it, but only on someone else's baby.
Maybe you would like
Amalia, which ls like
Amelia without the "meal."
Amalia just entered the top 1000 last year. My assumption was that
Amalia has risen because people want something less popular than
Amelia, but the names are so similar that I wouldn't pick
Amalia for that reason.